• DocumentCode
    1038011
  • Title

    An optical subarray antenna having antenna nulling applications

  • Author

    DuFort, Edward C.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Co., Fullerton, CA USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    643
  • Lastpage
    651
  • Abstract
    A linear subarray type optical antenna is considered for adaptive applications. The antenna has a small number of subarrays whose radiation patterns cover the region occupied by targets and interference in a near-optimum fashion. The subarray design is such that very low subarray pattern sidelobes are produced, thereby allowing operation in the presence of additional strong interference outside the subarray beams. The design of a near-optimum sheet metal antenna to perform these functions is described and the performance is analyzed.
  • Keywords
    Adaptive arrays; Lens antennas; Linear arrays; Optical antennas; Adaptive arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Interference; Jamming; Lenses; Optical receivers; Performance analysis; Physical optics; Reflector antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1987.1144164
  • Filename
    1144164